Brad Matthews

Keystone pipeline shut down after fuel leak near Kansas-Nebraska border

The Keystone Pipeline was shut down Wednesday night after fuel began to leak into a creek in Kansas, about 20 miles south of the border town of Steele City, Nebraska.

December 8, 2022

Brown University bans discrimination on basis of Indian caste, a first for Ivy League

Brown University has banned caste discrimination, a first for the Ivy League. Caste refers to a South Asian system of social hierarchy based on hereditary status and customary barriers.

December 8, 2022

Off-duty FBI special agent shoots, kills man in altercation at Metro Center rail station

An off-duty FBI special agent shot and killed a person on the Red Line Glenmont platform at Metro Center after fighting Wednesday night.

December 8, 2022

Big tobacco brands must display signs in stores explaining risks of smoking, per Justice Department

America's big tobacco companies will now be required to produce and display signage in stores explaining the risks of smoking, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

December 8, 2022

Senate sends bill banning private ownership of big cats to Biden’s desk

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which bans the private ownership of lions, tigers, and other big cats, sending the legislation to President Biden's desk.

December 7, 2022

Lidl recalls chocolate Advent calendars over possible salmonella contamination

Grocery store Lidl is recalling chocolate Advent calendars due to a possible risk of salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration and the company announced this week.

December 7, 2022

European passengers soon can fully use phones on flights

European fliers will say "ciao bella" to airplane mode on their phones by next summer, as the European Union's executive body will let planes designate new frequencies onboard for 5G signals.

December 7, 2022

Microsoft’s ‘Call of Duty’ to be on Nintendo consoles for 10 years if Activision acquisition clears

Microsoft has struck a deal with video game competitor Nintendo to allow the "Call of Duty" first-person shooting games on its consoles for a decade, executives announced Tuesday night.

December 7, 2022

End of an era: Last 747 jumbo jet rolls off Boeing assembly line

After 54 years, the 1,574th and final Boeing 747 rolled out of the company's Everett, Washington, factory Tuesday night.

December 7, 2022

Papua New Guinea may have twice its recorded population, according to U.N. study

Papua New Guinea has a population officially estimated at around 9.4 million people, but it actually could be twice that, according to a new U.N. study that the local government has tried to suppress.

December 6, 2022

Walmart CEO warns that shoplifting could lead to price hikes for consumers

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon warned Tuesday that a nationwide spate of shoplifting could lead the retail chain to raise prices for consumers to offset losses.

December 6, 2022

Mysterious 80-foot wooden structure uncovered on Florida beach by hurricane-related erosion

A mysterious wooden structure uncovered on a beach in Florida's Volusia County by erosion caused by Hurricanes Nicole and Ian could date to the 19th century, archaeologists announced Tuesday.

December 6, 2022

Lakers’ NBA title ring previously owned by Playboy’s Hugh Hefner at auction

A Los Angeles Lakers 1999-2000 season NBA championship ring previously owned by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is on sale at auction.

December 6, 2022

Walt Disney World’s Splash Mountain ride to close in early 2023 to be re-themed

Walt Disney World's Splash Mountain attraction, located in the Magic Kingdom park, will be closed down starting Jan. 23, 2023, as the ride undergoes a long-awaited rebranding.

December 3, 2022

AT&T settles lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $6.25 million

Telecommunications company AT&T settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $6.25 million Friday in order to clear up a lawsuit alleging fair disclosure violations.

December 3, 2022

Dog apprehended behind the wheel of a car after it crashed into two cars in a Walmart parking lot

A dog was apprehended by police in Kilgore, Texas, Thursday after it managed to start a car and hit two other vehicles in a Walmart parking lot while waiting for its owners.

December 3, 2022

FBI agent who shot man on a Metro train found not guilty of attempted murder

FBI agent Eduardo Valdivia of Gaithersburg, Maryland was found not guilty on the charge of attempted murder for a 2020 shooting aboard a Metrorail train by a Montgomery County jury Friday.

December 3, 2022

Rochester, New York pawn shop owner sentenced for selling stolen retail goods

A Rochester, New York pawn shop owner is headed to the hoosegow after selling more than $6 million in goods stolen from area retailers on Amazon and eBay, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York announced Friday.

December 3, 2022

Leader of ‘Los Cuinis’ international drug cartel pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking

The leader of the "Los Cuinis" international drug trafficking organization, linked to the Mexican Jalisco New Generation Cartel, has pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

December 2, 2022

D.C. leaders want to replace Housing Authority board with ‘Stabilization and Reform Board’

After a scathing federal report highlighting the failures of the D.C. Housing Authority, the city's leaders proposed dissolving the agency's Board of Commissioners and creating a new "Stabilization and Reform Board."

December 2, 2022